viniferous

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English

Etymology

Latin vīnum (wine) +‎ -iferous

Adjective

viniferous (comparative more viniferous, superlative most viniferous)

  1. Yielding wine.
    • 2007 August 5, Tim Race, “Vitamin for the Heart or a Fruity Cabernet?”, in New York Times[1]:
      But last week, when the maker, NFI Consumer Products of Fayetteville, N.C., sent out media kits promoting the product’s nationwide rollout, the marketers mixed their viniferous metaphors.